Animals
Name an animal you might see along the Mississippi River
Various answers
What does headwaters mean?
In which state does the Mississippi River start?
Minnesota!
Who were the first people to live in Minnesota?
Native Americans - the Dakota and Ojibwa
What is a Native Species?
The plants and animals that lived in a habitat first.
What is a food chain?
It's the order of which animals eat other animals and plants.
What is the mouth of a river?
It's where a river spills its water into the ocean.
What is the name of the lake that the Mississippi River starts from?
Lake Itasca
Who is Minnesota's most famous (fictional) lumberjack?
Paul Bunyan
What is an invasive species?
A plant or animal that invades a new habitat and harms the native plants or animals there.
An animal without a backbone
What has the Mississippi River been used for?
It was used as a system of transportation by boats. It was also a source of fresh water and a good place to hunt and fish.
How many miles long is the Mississippi River?
2,3000 miles long
When did Minnesota become a state?
1858
What species of mussels are invading the Mississippi River and Great Lakes?
Zebra mussels
What does metamorphosis mean?
When an animal has an extreme change in its body. For example, when a caterpillar turns into a butterfly.
What is a tributary?
Smaller rivers and streams that pour into a larger river.
What does the word "Mississippi" mean in Ojibwe?
Great River
How many Minnesotans get their drinking water from the Mississippi River?
More than 1 million
Name 3 ways we can help stop water pollution in the Mississippi River
Clean up oil drippings, fertilizer, grass, and leaves.
How many different species of birds use the Mississippi River as a guide as they fly south for the winter?
Where is the Mississippi River's only waterfall?
St. Anthony falls in Minneapolis
How old is the Mississippi River?
12,000 years old
Where does the Minnesota River join the Mississippi River?
At Fort Snelling State Park
What is a watery cycle?
The cycle of water evaporating from lakes and rivers, becoming a cloud, becoming rain, and then going back into lakes and rivers